Among the most deprived
IMD England
248
Crime · May '26
£80,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for DL1 5EH
Postcode
DL1 5EH
Coordinates
54.5172, -1.5502
Grid reference
NZ292136
Easting
429,217
Northing
513,632
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WGC8X+VW
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Darlington
Travel to Work
Darlington
ITL Region
Darlington
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
5090
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5090 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · DL1 5EH
HM Land Registry · Darlington
Average price
£80,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £80,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '23 – Feb '26Feb '26: 1 sales · avg £95,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£95k£80k£65k
Aug '23Feb '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near DL1 5EH
Crime trends · near DL1 5EH
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
856238
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
73
YoY -8%
ASB
765329
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
64
YoY +31%
Vehicle Crime
1470
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +40%
Burglary
1481
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -33%
Criminal damage
362310
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
19
YoY +58%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
503214
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
40
YoY +48%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.88.9%
Other White3.3%
Indian2.2%
Other Asian1.1%
+ other · 4.5%
Religion
No religion45.5%
Christian43.4%
Not answered5.5%
Hindu1.4%
Muslim1.3%
+ 1 other religions · 2.8%
Age groups
50–6421.2%
35–4919.7%
25–3414.6%
65–749.0%
10–157.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.6%
Households
Other25.8%
Any member 66+10.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.8%
+ 8 other households · 36.9%
Administrative Information
Darlington
Local Authority
Council AreaDarlington E14001190
Constituency
E14001190Durham
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Park East
Constituency code
E14001190
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
Darlington, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Darlington
Health & NHS
North East
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandNorthern
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North East
NHS Region
North East and Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Darlington
Sub ICB Location
NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 16C
Cancer Alliance
Northern
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Darlington 014B E01012357
E01012357MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Darlington 014 E02002572
E02002572LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Darlington 014B E01012357
E01012357MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Darlington 014 E02002572
E02002572Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:44 AM
Sunrise
8:38 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:44 AM
Sunset (today)
8:38 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode DL1 5EH introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 5090
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01012357 and MSOA E02002572 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DL1 5EH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near DL1 5EH
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Skerne Park Academy
Darlington · DL1 5AJ
Requires improvement
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
The Rydal Academy
Darlington · DL1 4BH
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Polam Hall School
Darlington · DL1 5PA
Good
0.5 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–16
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Darlington · DL3 7HP
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
St John's Church of England Academy
Darlington · DL1 4UB
Outstanding
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College
Darlington · DL3 7AU
0.8 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College
Darlington · DL3 7AU
0.8 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
Darlington College
Darlington · DL1 1DR
1.0 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Darlington · DL1 4NL
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Corporation Road Community Primary School
Darlington · DL3 6AR
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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